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Erin O'Sullivan / Access Hollywood:
KIM KARDASHIAN: I PURSUED KANYE, WAS ‘ALWAYS ATTRACTED TO HIM’  —  Kim Kardashian says there was an instant attraction between her Kanye West when they first met years ago.  —  Access Hollywood's Billy Bush sat down exclusively with the reality star, who said she was “always attracted” to the rapper, long before he became her husband.
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Says She Pursued Kanye West After Kris Humphries Split  —  Kim Kardashian isn't afraid to go after what she wants — and that includes now-husband Kanye West.  The rapper, 37, had a thing for the reality star long before they ever got together, but as she revealed …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez Oozes Sex Appeal in Cutout Swimsuit on Us Weekly's Best Bodies Cover: Go Behind the Scenes of Her Shoot!  —  This Fly Girl is all woman!  Jennifer Lopez is proof-positive that age is just a number.  At 45, the “Booty” singer looks and feels better than she ever has — and it shows.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Just Jared
Us Weekly:
Rumer Willis Talks Dancing With the Stars Win, “I Feel Like a Different Person”  —  Rumer Willis is on cloud nine after her “awesome” Dancing With the Stars win — but she wants to dedicate her coveted gold mirrorball to any of her fans out there who don't believe in themselves.
Discussion: Reality TV Magazine
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:   Rumer Willis' Dancing With the Stars Final Performances Brings Dad Bruce Willis to Tears: Pics, Videos
Tristan Fewings / Vanity Fair:
How Emily Blunt Nearly Lost Her Kick-Ass Cannes Movie Role to a Man  —  The actress is here with Denis Villeneuve's new drama Sicario.  —  On Tuesday, Emily Blunt told Cannes press that she would not have gotten the chance to play her latest steely movie character if Sicario screenwriter Taylor Sheridan …
Discussion: Just Jared and Cele|bitchy
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BBC:
Cannes Film Festival ‘turns away women in flat shoes’
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Dlisted
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:   Emily Blunt Criticizes Cannes For Banning Flats on the Red Carpet
Susan Candiotti / CNN:
Source: Aaron Hernandez a lookout in prison fight  —  Rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez 13 photos  —  Former NFL football player Aaron Hernandez attends his murder trial in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Thursday, January 29.  The state accused Hernandez of orchestrating the shooting death …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Dan Snierson / EW.com:
DANCING WITH THE STARS CHAMP ALFONSO RIBEIRO NAMED NEW HOST OF AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS  —  And the next person to introduce montages of dance floor disasters and dogs slipping on ice will be... Alfonso Ribeiro!  —  America's Funniest Home Videos has finally chosen a host to succeed Tom Bergeron …
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Beyoncé Supposedly Poured a $20,000 Bottle of Wine Into a Hot Tub—and the Internet Is Feeling Some Type of Way About It  —  Oh, must be nice to be a celebrity, right?  —  Fans have been talking about Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé's “Feeling Myself” music video since it dropped yesterday …
Natalie Abrams / EW.com:
THE FLASH BOSS ON FINALE'S SHOCKING DEPARTURE  —  Warning: This story contains major spoilers from the season finale of The Flash.  Read at your own risk!  —  One of the newest members of Team Flash finally became a hero in his own right during The Flash's freshman finale—but he did so by sacrificing his own life.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Home20 Shady Paul Shaffer Sunglasses Shots To Send Off ‘Late Show with David Letterman’!  —  20 Shady Paul Shaffer Sunglasses Shots  —  TO SEND OFF ‘LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN’!  —  David Letterman is signing off after 33 years on TV ... taking sidekick Paul Shaffer — and his stunning sunnies collection — with him.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Leah Remini on Leaving Scientology: “It's Not Just Something You Get Over”  —  It's been two years since Leah Remini announced that she was leaving the Church of Scientology, but she's still dealing with the fallout.  In a new interview for Oprah Winfrey's Where Are They Now? …
Katy Stech / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Calls for Arrest of Girls Gone Wild Founder Joe Francis … A federal judge is calling for the arrest of Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis.  —  On Tuesday, Judge Fernando M. Olguin of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Francis for failing to turn …
Discussion: Page Six
Simon Pegg / Peggster:
Big Mouth Strikes Again  —  From the wonky opening that brought you “F**k you Star Trek fans” and “Phwooar, Princess Leia”, comes this ... “Nerd culture is the product of a late capitalist conspiracy, designed to infantalize the consumer as a means of non-aggressive control.”
Discussion: Digital Spy and The Wrap
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Kyle Buchanan / Vulture:
George Clooney, Brad Bird, and Damon Lindelof on Tomorrowland, Twitter, and Dealing With the Haters  —  “This is a very different sort of conversation than you have for most summer movies, isn't it?”  —  Shares  —  In Brad Bird's sci-fi fantasy Tomorrowland, the heroes are at odds.
Miley Cyrus / People.com:
Miley Cyrus Weeps While Singing a Song About Her Dead Fish: Watch … Miley Cyrus really, really misses her beloved blowfish Pablow.  No, really.  —  Pablow passed away a few months ago.  And now the pop star, 22, has written a song for him.  And it's more emotional and existential than most ballads you'll ever hear.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Crushable
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Perez Hilton:
Miley Cyrus Breaks Down In Tears While Singing About Her Dead Blowfish, Pablow! …
Discussion: Page Six
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Bruce Jenner has no plans to ‘remove the little thing down there’  —  Bruce Jenner continues to make his transition to womanhood public but revealed has no plans for gender reassignment surgery.  —  “So, like you don't have a surgery to remove that and then that means you're the woman,” …
Discussion: PerezHilton and TMZ.com
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Bruce Jenner Admits His “Big Secret” Prevented Him From Forming a “Close” Relationship With Scott Disick
Discussion: The Wrap and Just Jared
 
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Michael Buckner / People Great Ideas:
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Discussion: PerezHilton
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
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Lynn Hirschberg / W Magazine:
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Bruce Handy / Vanity Fair:
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Marc Schneider / Billboard:
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Alex Zimmerman / Pittsburgh City Paper:
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Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Kylie Jenner blasted for ‘I gained weight’ comments
TMZ.com:
‘Teen Mom’ Mackenzie McKee — Please Invest ... In My Breasts!!!!
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From Mediagazer:

New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple Q2: revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.27B estimated, an all-time record

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball this season, in what would be Roku's first major live rights deal

 
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